A blasphemy complaint by Breen Malmberg raised questions of why a notification of blasphemy or religious themes wasn’t indicated on the box. PEGI (Pan European Game Information) explained to MyGaming that it didn’t see an encouragement of hatred in the baptism scene, and therefore didn’t warrant a “discrimination” tag.

The ESRB, who handle North American territories, explained that: “there is no specific Content Descriptor that advises of religious elements, such content could impact a game’s rating information, particularly if it is considered discriminatory against a religious group”.

The ESRB added that: “It is also very likely that we would describe such content in a game’s Rating Summary.”

“The social/political backdrop of the fictional city (set in the year 1912) includes the use of derogatory ethnic/racial terms (e.g., the words ‘gook,’ ‘chink,’ ‘negroes,’ ‘injuns,’ ‘crackers’); language such as ‘sh*t’ can also be heard in dialogue,” reads the summary.

In conclusion, it appears that both PEGI and the ESRB take the same stance on the matter, saying that while there are religious themes in the game, they by no means emphasise the hatred or discrimination of religion.

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People are stupid, just because a game refers to religion doesn’t mean blasphemy. It’s either and atheist extreme or theist extreme getting his or her panties wadded up. Technically God of War or DMC doesn’t burden such a title yet they have religious content. If you were offended then you’re probably also offended by most of the works by Michelangelo. It’s just a game, and more likely leans toward theism. As the director is Jewish. Just pointing it out!